Enough to Keep Them Alive: Indian Welfare in Canada, 1873-1965 charts the history of the Indian welfare policy in Canada that was used deliberately to oppress and marginalize First Nations peoples and to foster their assiumilation into the dominant society.
The book explores the history of the development and administration of social assistance policies on Indian reserves in Canada from confederation to the modern period, demonstrating a continuity of policy with roots in the pre-confederation practices of fur trading companies.
Extensive archival evidence from the Indian Affairs record group at the National Archives of Canada is supplemented for the post-World War Two era by interviews with some of the key federal players. More than just an historical narrative, the book presents a critical analysis with a clear theoretical focus drawing on colonial and post-colonial theory, social theory, and critiques of liberalism and liberal democracy.
Authored by Associate Professor Hugh Shewell in the School of Social Work.
Published by University of Toronto Press.
Thursday, November 10, 2016 in Faculty Publications, Justice, News, School of Social Work
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